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    MOON PHASES Claim: How do the Moon Phases change? Mrs. Challe said the Sun’s shadow covers the Moon‚ so the Moon phases change. She is incorrect. First‚ it is not the Sun’s shadow‚ but the Sun’s rays that reflect off of the Moon. The Sun lights up different portions of the Moon‚ depending on where the Moon is in its rotation‚ in relation to the Sun and the Earth. What really happens is the Moon revolves around the Earth‚ the Sun reflects on the Moon making it visible and depending on where the Moon

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    THE HOLLOW MOON THEORY Have you ever considered that maybe the moon isn’t exactly what it seems? It has been decided that the moon ended up where it is as a result of a collision with earth and another planet before the solar system was fully formed. There are many different conspiracy theories floating around out there that try and disprove this idea. One of the many theories regarding the moon is the Hollow Moon Theory. It may be hard to believe that anything other than science is in play here

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    John F. Kennedy We choose to go to the moon Context: My speech was spoken by President Kennedy. The context of the speech was that it was made on a hot summer during 1962‚ outside in the football stadium of Rice University in Houston. President Kennedy made his speech on ‘we choose to go to the moon’. He did not only spoke to the citizens of United States‚ but to the whole world. He spokes about making small steps to the moon. Purpose: Throughout the speech‚ Kennedy was to persuade the audience

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    children‚ the moon has fascinated many since the beginning of the universe. Scientific research of the moon took many years‚ up until the 1960s. Some will remember the book from when they were children‚ “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown. It is a story about a small bunny telling familiar things in his great green room. goodnight. We all associate the moon with night‚ but have you ever asked yourself how the moon formed? What is on the surface of the moon? How big is the moon really? Nowadays

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    Man Back to the Moon Never before have so many people been attuned to one event at one time. Millions of people from all across the globe surrounded TV sets and radios to watch and listen in on as the first Earthling took the first steps on the Moon (Nolan). It was on this day in July 1969 that would change the way the world would look at space exploration. New frontiers for mankind opened up and waves of new information came roaring in. Since then‚ in the span of only three years‚ six American

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    Moon Shadow lives in China with his mother and grandmother. Moon Shadow’s father left them to go to the land of the Golden Mountain.When Moon Shadow turns 8 years old‚ his father‚ Windrider‚ sends his cousin‚ Hand Clap‚ to tell them that his father wants Moon Shadow to go to America‚ and Moon Shadow goes. On the ship to America‚ Moon Shadow meets Uncle Bright Star‚ White Deer‚ a few others‚ and his father for the first time in his life. When they get to Chinatown‚ Moon Shadow realizes that it’s

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    a goal in mind‚ Landed on the surface of the moon. These two men accomplished the nation’s goal of landing on the surface of the moon. But accomplishing this goal came with many risks. Both men were warned that their safety was at risk‚ but yet both men continued with the Apollo 11 mission to accomplish their goal. William Safire‚ President Richard Nixon’s speech writer‚ was prepared in case a disaster was to occur and leave the men stranded on the moon. He uses the rhetorical appeals‚ logos‚ and

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    drawing‚ I have depicted a crescent moon wrapped in a rainbow ribbon. Starting with the moon‚ I chose to draw a crescent because when Amanda calls over Laura to look‚ she says to look at the “little silver slipper of a moon” (Williams 49). By this description I imagined that the moon was in a crescent stage. In regards to why I chose to draw the moon‚ I chose this symbol because of its significance with Amanda. In scene five‚ Amanda asks Tom and Laura to wish on the moon and even does so herself. When

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    Game” & “Hare Moon” through a hero’s willingness to sacrifice in order to achieve a greater good. Many textual techniques are involved in the novels to show this as such. The composer’s context of “Ender’s Game” was of historical thus making “Ender’s Game” an allegory of a historical event. Said event was the Cold War. This has influenced the text to represent heroes as unlikely but able to make a difference on small or large scales. However‚ the composer’s context of “Hare Moon” is personal which

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    “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime‚ but little do the teenagers know that something sinister is waiting for them on the desolate surface of the moon.” (book jacket Harstad). Three teenagers have won the opportunity to go to the moon for a week‚ and this is how it happened. Mia‚ from Norway‚ is upset because her parents signed her up for the 2019 Moon Trip “raffle” so to speak‚ but‚ the thing is‚ she didn’t want to go. Midori‚ from Japan‚ is excited for this trip because she can be free and is able

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